NAKED Wines' chief financial officer has left his position immediately by mutual agreement, following a bleak sales forecast from the online wine seller.

The London-listed company said Shawn Tabak, who held the position of director as well as the top finance job, departed last week on 22 July.

Former CFO James Crawford has taken on the job on an interim basis through to June 2023, after serving in the role from 2015 to 2020.

The retailer issued a stark sales warning last month, cautioning investors that sales could tumble by as much as four per cent this year.

Naked Wines would "not pursue growth at any cost," CEO Nick Devlin said, with the company intending to trade "at or around breakeven this year".

The company's shares sunk five per cent yesterday, with its price down some 80 per cent in the past year.

"During [Tabak's] time at the company we have achieved significant growth which we have consolidated in our most recently completed fiscal year," Devlin said yesterday.

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